Roads Act 1993
139AStreet vending consents and charges in built-up areas
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139A Street vending consents and charges in built-up areas
139A Street vending consents and charges in built-up areas
(1) A roads authority, in granting consent under this Division to the erection of a structure in, on or over a public road and located in a built-up area, may, without limiting section 139, impose conditions—
(a) permitting the use of the structure for the purpose of selling any article or service, and
(b) requiring payments in the nature of rent.
(2) The term of a street vending consent is to be such period (not exceeding 7 years) as is specified in the consent.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a structure is located in a built-up area if the structure is located in, on or over a part of a public road that is lit by street lighting located at intervals of not more than 100 metres for a distance of not less than 500 metres.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents a roads authority from granting a consent under this Division that permits the use of a structure in, on or over a public road and not located in a built-up area for the purpose of selling any article or service.
ss 139A–139E: Ins 1996 No 8, Sch 1 (4).